Health System Specialist

Air Reserve Technician PositionDuties: The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an Air Reserve Technician (ART) and provide medical standards guidance, policy interpretation and application to Wing Commander, Medical Squadron Commander, unit health care professionals and unit medical support staff within the Reserve Medical Unit (RMU) and to Squadron commanders throughout the installation. Duties include:Planning, organizing, and implementing medical standards activities, as well as providing consultative services on all medical standard issues, medical standards training, deployment processing, and other Aerospace Medicine Standards related topics.Performing administrative quality reviews of Duty Limiting Conditions (DLC), physical examinations, profiles, and appropriate clearances before these documents are forwarded to Squadron/Wing level offices.Functioning as the key focal point and functional expert for the analysis, interpretation, and application of medical standards to include waiver actions.Representing medical standards element with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.Conducting extensive studies and monitoring compliance with medical requirements to ensure timely completion and medical qualification of assigned personnel.Requirements: Conditions of employment include:U.S. Citizenship is required.Must be a current member of the AF Reserve or willing/qualified to join.A security clearance may be required.If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements may be found at: must be registered for Selective Service, see salary varies depending on location of position.This posn is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.May be required to work extended or other than normal duty hours to include evenings and weekends and may be subject to recall.May be required to work overtime to meet special workload demands.Employee must maintain current certifications.Disclosure of Political Appointments.Advance in hire may be authorized if there is demonstrable proof provided on your resume.Recruitment Incentive may be authorized for this position.Relocation Incentive may be authorized for this position.Leave accrual may be authorized upon request.Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.May be required to fly in commercial and military aircraft to perform temporary/permanent duty assignments.AFSC: 4N07XF.Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions. Specialized experience includes progressively responsible analytical or administrative, or clinical management or supervisory experience in the health care field. This work may have been performed in an operating health care facility or a higher organizational echelon with advisory or directional authority over such facilities. Work must have involved a close working relationship with facility managers and analysis and/or coordination of administrative, clinical, or other service activities, and provided knowledge of the following:Missions, organizations, programs, and requirements of health care delivery systems;Regulations and standards of various regulatory and credentialing groups; andGovernment-wide, agency, and facility systems and requirements in various administrative areas such as budget, personnel, and procurement.Successful completion of an agency-sponsored on-the-job training program may be substituted for qualifying experience, provided it included a formal individualized training plan. Such a training program must have been conducted in an operating health care system and included:Assignments providing a knowledge of basic health system administration philosophies, practices, and procedures, and basic government administrative policies and requirements;Practical assignments providing an opportunity to apply health system administration skills and principles (as the individual progresses, work assignments must be characteristic of the grade level to which he or she is assigned); andOversight by an experienced health system administrator with periodic evaluation of the individual's progress and appropriate adjustment of the training program.